Kyoto University ranks #28 globally with a prestige score of 113, earned across 29 prestigious academic awards including 5 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Gairdner International Award. Notable laureates include Tasuku Honjo, Shimon Sakaguchi, Shinya Yamanaka.
113
Prestige Score
29
Total Awards
5
Nobel Prizes
6
Decades Active
11
Laureates
21
Award Types
1
Countries
16
Publications
834
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
6
Tier 1 • Apex
= 60 pts
15
Tier 2 • Elite
= 45 pts
8
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 8 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (4 types, 6 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (10 types, 15 total)
Data completeness: Nobel Prizes complete 1901–2024 · Fields Medal complete 1936–2024 · Turing Award complete 1966–2024 · Abel Prize complete 2003–2024
Awards by Category
Awards by Decade
Prestige Trend Over Time
Weighted prestige score by decade (Tier 1 = 10pts, Tier 2 = 3pts, Tier 3 = 1pt)
Peer Comparison
All Awards (21 types)
Gairdner International Award
4(2009–2015)
Nobel Prize in Physics
2(1949–2008)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
2(2012–2025)
Wolf Prize in Mathematics
2(1987)
Shaw Prize in Life Science
2(2008–2014)
Horwitz Prize
2(2009–2014)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1(1981)
Fields Medal
1(1990)
Wolf Prize in Medicine
1(2011)
Gauss Prize
1(2006)
Heineken Prize
1(2008)
King Faisal Prize
1(2012)
Millennium Technology Prize
1(2012)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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